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Amenable Deaths among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Including Down Syndrome: An Ontario Population-Based Cohort Study
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Lin, Elizabeth; Lunsky, Yona; Chung, Hannah; Durbin, Anna; Volpe, Tiziana; Dobranowski, Kristin; Benadict, Mary Benisha; Balogh, Robert – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Rates of death and avoidable deaths are reportedly higher among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This study contributes to our understanding of how mortality and intellectual and development disabilities are associated. Method: General population and intellectual and developmental disabilities adult cohorts were…
Descriptors: Death, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Mortality Rate
Analysis of the Circumstances Associated with Death and Predictors of Mortality in Spanish Adults with Down Syndrome, 1997-2014
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Paloma Aparicio; Alberto Alonso-Babarro; Raquel Barba; Fernando Moldenhauer; Carmen Suárez; Diego Real de Asúa – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Objectives: Characterise the circumstances associated with death during admission of adults with Down syndrome (DS) and to identify predictors of mortality. Patients and Methods: Observational study based on data on all emergent admissions of adults with DS to hospitals of the Spanish National Health System between 1997 and 2014. We analysed…
Descriptors: Death, Adults, Down Syndrome, Predictor Variables
Evidence of Continued Reduction in the Age-at-Death Disparity between Adults with and without Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities
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Landes, Scott D.; McDonald, Katherine E.; Wilmoth, Janet M.; Carter Grosso, Erika – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: This study examines recent trends in the age-at-death disparity between adults with and without intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in the United States. Method: Data were from the 2005-2017 U.S. death certificates. Average age at death was compared between adults whose death certificate did or did not report an intellectual…
Descriptors: Age, Death, Adults, Intellectual Disability
Early Death and Causes of Death of People with Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review
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O'Leary, Lisa; Hughes-McCormack, Laura; Dunn, Kirsty; Cooper, Sally-Ann – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: It is thought that people with Down syndrome die younger than the general population, but that survival rates are improving. Methods: Five databases were searched for keywords related to intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome and mortality. Strict inclusion criteria were applied. Information from 34 selected studies was tabulated,…
Descriptors: Death, Down Syndrome, Ethnicity, Research Needs
Deaths among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Down Syndrome
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Miodrag, Nancy; Silverberg, Sophie E.; Urbano, Richard C.; Hodapp, Robert M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: Although life expectancies in Down syndrome (DS) have doubled over the past 3-4 decades, there continue to be many early deaths. Yet, most research focuses on infant mortality or later adult deaths. Materials and Methods: In this US study, hospital discharge and death records from the state of Tennessee were linked to examine 2046…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Death, Correlation, Hospitalized Children